Luyten 726-8 system

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:age approximately 10 billion years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 10.5
12.9
gptkbp:components 2
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Luyten_726-8_B
gptkb:Luyten_726-8_A
gptkbp:contains_star gptkb:Proxima_Centauri
gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:country possibly
none confirmed
gptkbp:declination -37° 05′ 20″
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Wilhelm_Luyten
gptkbp:discovery_year 1948
gptkbp:distance_from_earth 8.73 light years
gptkbp:has_color 1.5
gptkbp:has_component gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_high_proper_motion gptkb:true
gptkbp:has_mechanic -0.12 arcseconds/year
-0.25 arcseconds/year
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Luyten 726-8 system
gptkbp:is_in_astrobiological_research yes
gptkbp:is_in_astronomical_databases yes
gptkbp:is_in_astrophysical_models yes
gptkbp:is_in_astrophysics_studies yes
gptkbp:is_in_cosmological_studies yes
gptkbp:is_in_exoplanet_research yes
gptkbp:is_in_exoplanet_surveys yes
gptkbp:is_in_galactic_studies yes
gptkbp:is_in_planetary_science_research yes
gptkbp:is_in_star_catalogs yes
gptkbp:is_in_star_formation_studies yes
gptkbp:is_in_stellar_astrophysics_research yes
gptkbp:is_in_stellar_evolution_studies yes
gptkbp:is_in_the_news occasionally
gptkbp:is_of_interest_to_astronomers yes
gptkbp:is_part_of solar neighborhood
gptkbp:is_part_of_research_projects yes
gptkbp:is_studied_in_astrobiology yes
gptkbp:is_target_for_future_observations yes
gptkbp:is_visible_with_telescope yes
gptkbp:location constellation of Grus
gptkbp:metallicity -0.5 dex
gptkbp:orbital_period 0.4 years
gptkbp:right_ascension 00h 22m 43.0s
gptkbp:rotation_period gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:system gptkb:true
gptkbp:type gptkb:star
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Luyten_726-8_B
gptkb:Wilhelm_Luyten
gptkb:Luyten_726-8_A
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7